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When I told my next door neighbor in May of 2008 that I was going to sell the house along with all of my personal possessions and move to Chiclayo Peru with my Peruvian wife, his response was..” That’s a path not many men walk.” I had that impression as well, but have since learned that many men and women have walked and continue to walk that path. There is a large expatriate community in Lima and a significant number of gringos scattered about the remainder of the country from the larger coastal cities to the smallest jungle villages. Many of them have personal blogs in which they offer travel advice, news, and a wealth of other information along with their individual experiences. The purpose of this blog is not so far reaching. My intent is simply to record my experiences and observations for family, friends and anyone else who may be interested, but mostly for myself. Peru is to me a musical, magical land and I’ve found that writing about it helps me to preserve the beauty I experience as I explore this enchanting country. Anyway, thanks for visiting my site. Feel free to come back again, and leave a comment if you’d care to or send an email to me at kaetan1@gmail.com.

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Mission accomplished in Santos Vera

We were in Santos Vera bright and early
this morning to deliver the tables, chairs and storage shelves we’d promised
several weeks ago. The carpenter who we contract with to supply tables in the Tùcume
area villages did his typical quality work and has kept his price at $22.95 per
table. We usually come in at or under our budget estimate , which for this
project was $184.70 including transport, but this time the chairs and storage
shelves cost more…$3.28 versus $3.02 per chair, and $42.62 versus $29.51for a
storage shelf. We hope that’s not a continuing trend. The final project cost
was $214.75 including transport.

Cost aside, we accomplished what we set out
to do…provide the means to help teachers teach and kids to learn. Thank you to
Chris R, the Alice Cool Foundation and others from the director Maria Bravo
Vera and the students of Santos Vera.

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Santos Vera wasn’t the only village we visited
today. We also visited Los Riojas, and earlier in the week the villages of Las Salinas
and El Pavo. We’ll be writing posts about those visits very soon.